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Risky to wind up Stokes says Finn
Nottingham Post
|November 07, 2025
STEVEN Finn believes the Australian media's decision to "provoke" England captain Ben Stokes could backfire at the Ashes.
Stokes’ arrival in Perth this week was met with front-page jibes from the West Australian newspaper, which branded him “Cocky Captain Complainer” and dubbed his team’s methods as “dopey”.
It continues a long-running tradition of the local press taking aim at England's sides, with the now-retired Stuart Broad a favourite target of previous trips, but Finn thinks such slings and arrows will only bring out the best in the combative Stokes.
Finn, who was part of England’s last success Down Under in 2010/11 and has written a new book “The Ashes Files’ on his battles against the old enemy, told the PA news agency: “I think Ben Stokes thrives when he has a point to prove.
This story is from the November 07, 2025 edition of Nottingham Post.
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